Definition of steal

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Steal (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.

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Crib :: Crib (v. t.) To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton..
Stealer :: Steal (v. i.) To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively..
Thievery :: Thievery (n.) The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
Ectosteal :: Ectosteal (a.) Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification..
Sneak :: Sneak (imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Osteal :: Osteal (a.) Osseous.
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To steal money.
Furtively :: Furtively (adv.) Stealthily by theft.
Steal :: Steal (v. i.) To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft..
Rig :: Rig (v. t.) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer..
Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..
Bye :: Bye (n.) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye..
Ratten :: Ratten (v. t.) To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of annoying; as, to ratten a mechanic who works during a strike..
Peculate :: Peculate (v. i.) To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.
Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look..
Pickpocket :: Pickpocket (n.) One who steals purses or other articles from pockets.
Convey :: Convey (v. t.) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Sneak :: Sneak (v. i.) To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company..
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